Vasculitis in legs and feet

    • [DOC File]M29-1, Part 5, V

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      Legs Asymptomatic or cured with surgery or injection 0 Others 0 Abdominal wall, esophagus, stomach RFC VASCULITIS. Vasculitis is a general term for the disease characterized by inflammation and necrosis of blood vessels. Giant Cell Arteritis


    • [DOC File]Organism - University of Kentucky

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      Strep Infection, TB Anterior surface of legs. Painful lesions. Rarely drains to skin surface Really more of a septitis. Erythema Induratum Unknown. TB Posterior surface of legs. May ulcerate More of a Panniculitis – Inflammation of fat lobules. Common Wart Human Papilloma Virus All body surfaces. Verrucous Papules/Nodules. Grow Rapidly


    • [DOC File]Book C, Supplement No. 30 - Veterans Affairs

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      Anatomical loss of both feet 5107 4.71a. Anatomical loss of one foot and . loss of use of one hand 5105 4.71a. ... vasculitis, or other systemic disease . processes 7541 4.115b. Renal tubular disorders 7532 4.115b. ... cannot cross legs 10. Limitation of rotation of, cannot toe-out more than 15º, affected leg 10. 5254 Hip, flail joint 80 ...


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      Vasculitis (choice E) can uncommonly cause angina, notably as part of Kawasaki's disease. A 21-year-old woman attempted suicide by taking an overdose of barbiturates. On arrival in the emergency. department, her blood pressure is 95/65 and her pulse is 105 per minute. The physician in the intensive care. unit orders arterial blood gases.


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      HSP is an acute immunoglobulin A (IgA) leukocytoclastic vasculitis that affects primarily children. The dominant clinical features of HSP are cutaneous purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, orchitis, and nephritis.


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      vasculitis syndromes Vasculitis is an inflammation of the vascular system, which includes the veins, arteries, and capillaries. Researchers think that inflammation is due to a faulty immune system response. Vasculitis can cause problems in any organ system, including the central (CNS) and peripheral (PNS) nervous systems.


    • [DOC File]9/19/08 - Logan Class of December 2011

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      Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis (Hypersensitivity Vasculitis) When the skin is affected by vasculitis, lesions are elevated (palpable) because of inflammation and edema and purpuric because of extravasation of blood from damaged blood vessels. The result is purpuric papules (palpable purpura) Lesions are mostly located on the legs. Vasculitis


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      Subcutanious tissue wasting (feet, lower legs, thighs, hands, arms, etc) Hematological disorders **Lipid metabolism issues. Bone pain and Bone density loss. Loss of Balance ... what linear dose caused the individual medical disorder instead of a syndrome or the associated disorder caused by i.e. vasculitis.


    • [DOC File]Rheumatology—Rheumatological Diseases of the Vessels

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      Medium-sized vessel vasculitis – Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a term that refers to inflammation of medium to small arteries. Peripheral neuropathies are very common. Skin abnormalities can also occur on the legs and is very painful. P-ANCA is helpful in diagnosis because these are frequently present in these patients.


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      Vasculitis results in . Raynaud’s phenomenon– decreased vascular response in extremities and results in light colored areas in hands and feet. Leg ulcers. GI erosions. Infarcts. Anemia – very common. Anemia and vasculitis are hallmarks of RA other than arthritis. Diagnosis – Don’t worry about regurgitation but note some of the ...


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      Venous ulcers typically occur in the lower legs, between the ankle and mid-calf area. They are flat, shallow wounds with irregular edges and a beefy color. There is firm edema and moderate to heavy drainage. The skin around the wound is dry, thin, and scaly, with visibly dilated superficial veins. The patient complains of minimal to severe pain.


    • [DOC File]Josh Corwin

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      Define Hypersensitivity Vasculitis in terms of: Characteristics. Occuring as an exaggerated immune response to a drug, infection or autoantibodies. Can have systemic involvement of kidneys, muscles, joints, GI tract, peripheral nerves. Subacute presents with flat macules and papules. Pruritus, pain. Palpable purpura 1-3mm in diameter


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      Axonal neuropathies often manifest with distal loss of sensation to pin prick, light touch, cold/warmth, vibration, and proprioception; in addition, ankle jerks are often absent (absent knee jerks can be seen if the neuropathy has extended that far proximally); finally, atrophy or wasting of the small distal muscles (“intrinsic muscles”) of the feet can be seen (and also in the hands, if ...


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      Legs General As above + urinary catheter; look for walking stick / special shoes. Gait Walk across room, turn around, come back – with legs uncovered. Hemiparetic = foot plantar flexed and swung laterally. Paraparetic = scissor gait. Extrapyramidal = hesitation starting, shuffling, freezing, festination, propulsion



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